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Day 32. It’s a whole new month. Today’s peace was made from chocolate and sugar. I used a needle to make holes and dusted the outline with powdered sugar. It started to melt so in order to save it we had to destroy it. 32/333

One month of peace! It has been so much more challenging and so much more rewarding than I ever could have imagined. And I still have 11 more months to explore and create. Today I carved a series of channels into a 1/2″ piece of maple, sanded it, and set it on fire. Is peace a healthy habit or a rut? 31 down 334 to go.

Today’s peace is made from 1/4″ poplar and painted black. One more day and it will be one month that I have been doing this project. Peace seems farther away than ever. Some never get it while others are willing to be reckless and short sighted in the name of peace. 30 down 335 to go.

Day 29. Today’s peace is actually two peace signs. One is maple and the other is walnut. I cut both on the scroll saw. We took a mini road trip this afternoon. Freedom of movement is something that’s easy to take for granted. Circumstance and misfortune can trap you, displace you, make you an enemy at home unwanted abroad. 29 /336

It’s been 4 weeks of peace signs. 28 days. Today I used cedar. Shocking I know. This is more left over 1/4″ toungue and groove closet liner. I drew on to the wood in pen, outlined the ink with a razor blade, and then chiseled out barely 1/32″ of material. I doused it in mineral spirits and set it on fire. (Outside with a fire extinguisher near by) I sanded it a bunch, cut the circle out with the scroll saw. Set it on fire again and painted the outline black. It’s been through a lot. It has knots, gashes, chips and scars. But it survives. Being peaceful sometimes means absorbing violence without reflecting it back. That can do damage. But it can also build strength. 28 down 337 more to go.

27 days of peace signs. Wooden peace signs, metal peace signs, drawings, paper clips ,rubber bands and drums. Still so many to make. Today I started working on the scrap end of a porch post. I chiseled, this time with a sharpened chisel. I chiseled just a little too much and I ended up inadvertently chiseling straight through the wood. I put the chisel down and put aside the porch post. I had a small cedar rectangle left over from the slices from peace at the edge I am not sure how well peace wears? Does it twist until it’s unrecognizable? I think there is peace in wisdom. But is there always wisdom in peace? Another one complete. 338 left to imagine.

day 26 of my captivity. It’s not even a month and I superimpose peace signs over everything I see. Today I took another chunk of old picnic table and painted it. It’s a reminder that it’s possible to find peace in dark places. 339 more to go.

day 25. todays peace is made from drum sticks and a bass drum band. I am not feeling peaceful today. but every day you have a choice. every moment you have a choice. you can choose peace or you can choose war. sometimes it seems like the choice is made for you by circumstance. It isn’t. In the heat of battle you can still be an instrument of peace. 25 down 340 to go.

Todays peace is made from a piece from the mystery wood pile and cut on the scroll saw. It’s been 24 days and I have made 24 peace signs. Peace is complicated or maybe we complicate it? 24 down 341 to go.

Day 23 of peace. In order to keep the peace you have to be flexible, but if you overextend you can snap. Today’s peace is a 3/4″ pine with 17 silver square headed screws and an assortment of rubber bands. I tried to use a 1/4″ poplar but I broke it. 23 down 342 more to go.